Comments on: Asia likely to lead in longer-term nanotechnology manufacturing

By: Nathan Tinker

Nathan Tinker — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:48:19 +0000

A good example of this very phenomenon is NanoeXa, based in South San Francisco, which recently acquired Koearn LCD display maker Decktron and lithium battery maker E-Square (subsequently merging E-Square into Decktron) in order to speed nano-enabled energy products to market by leveraging established Korean manufacturing expertise.

By: Eric Tulloch

Eric Tulloch — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:48:38 +0000

Considering the importance of manufacturing to many Asian economies, it makes sense that Asian nations would have a greater motivation to be the first develop molecular manufacturing. To quote LCDR Vandermolen from the article referenced in NanoDot yesterday:

“But what will happen to China’s economy when Wal-Mart is able to use its own MNT-enabled
fabrication facilities at home to produce higher quality goods at even lower cost?”

And I agree; the message is distressing…but only to those who know and care. And I think the majority of Americans are either ignorant, or they really don’t care. Not the best state of affairs, by any stretch of the imagination.

By: NanoEnthusiast

NanoEnthusiast — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:03:17 +0000

What exactly is the business model for Nanorex? I know a lot of open-source software companies get money from support, is this the plan for Nanoengineer-1?

By: John Novak

John Novak — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:54:50 +0000

Wow.

It’s hard to tell who is more self-serving in this picture: Drexler, or the Korean newspaper.

Do let’s recall, shall we, that while (according to that article) the Korean government has pledged to invest by 2010 (a target they may or may not meet) $1.24 billion. Meanwhile, in the 2006 supplemental budget for the National Nanotechnology Initiative, the Federal level spending alone, for one year, is projected to be $1.05 billion.

Wow.